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Welcome to The First Cast Radio Show!

The
First Cast Radio Show is proud to be the #1 fishing
related radio show in the beautiful Canadian
Maritimes. Our shows air locally every Saturday and
Sunday morning on both CKBW 98.1 FM, 94.5 FM and 93.1
FM as well as CJHK 100.7 FM, from the beginning of
April through to the end of September each season.
They also stream live on www.ckbw.ca
and www.cjhk.ca plus they
air year round on WRVO
- Reno Viola Outdoors Network, your online
outdoors sports network. Of course you can listen to
our shows here on this website any time you wish to
after they air.
Show times for CKBW, all stations, is approximately
7:20 AM each Saturday and 9:15 AM each Sunday morning
following the weather; on CJHK 100.7 FMthey
airapproximately
6:20
AM
each Saturday and 8:15 AM each Sunday morning. CKBW
serves the southern half of Nova Scotia through 98.1 FM,
94.5 FM Queens County and 93.1 FM Shelburne County. CKBW, the BEST Variety! CJHK
airs on the South Shore of Nova Scotia at 100.7 FM. Country
100.7 CJHK, the
South
Shore's source for all things country!

Proud
to
be Nova Scotian and proud to be the South Shore's source
for your angling information and enjoyment. At the First
Cast we cover our local fisheries, news, tournaments and
all things fishing along the South Shore. We also feature
select interviews with fishery officials, NGO's, members
of our local clubs covering all species, various guests
sharing information to help us fish better and safer plus
weekly profiles of our youth anglers along the South
Shore.

Listen
Online!

You
can click below to listen to each of our 2017 shows as
they are aired throughout the past season.

Show #1 – Mark is
joined by friend John Wiles and they discuss the
upcoming 2017 radio show season as well as a few
reminders for getting yourself ready for the start
of the fishing season.

Show #2 – Mark interviews
Ben Woo, President of the Berkley B1. The
discussion centers around the newly expanded 2017
Berkley B1 tour and all of the upcoming B1
tournaments.

Show #3 – Mark interviews
Kevin and Arthur from Gow’s Home Hardware. They
discuss the store setup for 2017, the new Sunday
hours and how they’re ready for the new season.
The Mercury Marine youth profile features Nathan
Mosher.

Show #4 – Mark is joined
again by Kevin and Arthur from Gow’s Home
Hardware. They share a lot of laughter and fun
times talking about family, fishing and the local
fisheries. The Mercury Marine youth profile
features Jacob Mosher.

Show #5 Mark is
joined by friend John Wiles of CKBW and they discuss
some general fishing topics, update some planned
2017 coverages and raise a few regulation questions.

Show #6 Mark
is joined by Wesley Long and they discuss his Lunker
Trunk initiative, the premise of the program, the
mobile app and it's future uses. The Mercury Marine
youth profile features Ethan Budden.

Show #7 has Mark
being joined by Blair Gallant of Mercury Marine
Canada, they discuss the smaller Mercury outboards
and the diverse Mercury service network. The Mercury
marine youth profile features Robby Budden.

Show #8 has Mark
being joined by Big Jim McLaughlin. they share some
great information about the new Shimano Nasci
spinning reel. The Mercury Marine youth profile
features Jared Swinimer.

Show #9 has Big
Jim McLaughlin joining Mark again, they have a great
discussion concerning the idea behind "Shimano Keeps
You Fishing". The Mercury Marine youth profile
features Nick Swinimer

Show #10 sees Mark
joined by Carroll Randall, they discuss special
fishery regulations pertaining to the fishery in the
famous LaHave River. Our Mercury Marine youth
profile features Winston Wilson.

Show #11 has Mark
being joined by Carroll Randall and they talk about
the many varied fishing opportunities in the LaHave
River, chain pickerel, smallmouth bass and trout.
They also chat about other activities that are
available to folks along the South Shore in the
LaHave River. Charlie Simpson is featured on the
Mercury Marine youth profile.

Show #12 features
Mark chatting with Carroll Randall and John Wiles,
they talk about getting people involved in fishing
competitions whether it be for the first time or a
seasoned competitor. Bass tournaments, shark derbies
and trout derbies are discussed. Ryan Mullock is the
featured angler on the Mercury Marine youth profile.

Show #13 has John
Noel of Minn Kota / Humminbird joining Mark on air.
They share a lot of information on the new Minn Kota
Ultrex trolling motor. The Mercury Marine youth
profile features Cameron Hubley.

Show #14 has Mark
speaking with John Noel of Minn Kota / Humminbird,
they talk about the ground breaking technology and
features of the new Humminbird Helix line-up. The
Mercury Marine youth profile features Brooklyn
Naugler.

Show #15 has Dave,
owner of Megaware Keelguard joining mark to share
information about the uses of the Keelguard product.
The Mercury Marine youth profile features Jacob
Mullock.

Show #16 has Mark
talking with John Wiles, they discuss the big
Atlantic Bass Open tournament where over $21,000.00
in prizes and awards are given out. The Mercury
Marin youth angler is Nate Meisner..

Show #17 features
a discussion between Mark and guest John Wiles on
the many fishing opportunities for various species
in Nova Scotia.

Show #18 has Mark
and John updating everyone on the outcome and
successes of the Atlantic Bass Open, they discuss
the event itself, the winners and the prizes.

Show #19 features
Mark and John talking about some various bait
rigging techniques for smallmouth bass.